There is a possibility that you could brick your NAS with these instructions. Please make sure that you read the entire page carefully. These instructions require disassembly of your Linkstation Mini which may void your warranty or cause severe damage to the hardware. Proceed at your own risk.

On Computer

Ensure that marked hard drive (/dev/sda) is connected to the first SATA interface

Ensure that second hard drive (/dev/sdb) is connected to the second SATA interface

Boot Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM

Specify language (English)

Enter live mode ("Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer")

Open a new terminal window (Applications | Accessories | Terminal)

Start a new bash shell with root privileges

sudo bash

The following commands will delete all existing partitions on both hard drives and reconfigure them as follows...

Partition

Mount

Size

Type

Description

1

boot

128MB

fd

linux raid autodetect

2

swap

512MB

82

linux swap

3

root

12GB

fd

linux raid autodetect

4

srv

100%

fd

linux raid autodetect

WARNING!

The following commands will void the warranty on your LinkStation Mini by removing all existing partitions on both hard drives (/dev/sda and /dev/sdb). You will not be able to revert to stock firmware after you run these commands. It is recommended that you backup your existing partitions before executing these commands. Proceed at your own risk.